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Why Nick Clegg talked to Blair and Mandelson
Gary Gibbon on why Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg felt compelled to call Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson and David Miliband in recent weeks.
Education Secretary Michael Gove – one of David Cameron’s closest allies – has reportedly told friends Britain should say it will leave the European Union if more powers are not repatriated.
The European Union is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its role in creating a “continent of peace”. But in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the end of the war, is the timing ironic?
The Greek government is cracking down on immigrants as the effects of its financial crisis deepen. Thousands of foreigners have been arrested. Inigo Gilmore reports from Athens.
Prime Minister David Cameron rules out a new economic strategy following the IMF’s decision to downgrade its growth forecast for Britain.
Police fire tear gas and stun grenades at demonstrators in Athens who are protesting about Angela Merkel’s trip to the country.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson must settle down and deliver if he wants to be prime minister – so says Ken Clarke, in conversation with Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault hits the wealthy with “a fighting budget” that will raise taxes on the super-rich, but leave 90 per cent of taxpaying households untouched.
Following two days of public protests and amid mounting concerns about the country’s economic future, the Spanish government is to unveil its plans for further austerity measures.
The Spanish government unveils plans to radically reduce departmental budgets while protecting pensions to pave the way for another bailout from the EU.
Gary Gibbon on why Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg felt compelled to call Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson and David Miliband in recent weeks.
Riot police fire tear gas in Athens as clashes break out in the first general strike since the new coalition took power. In Spain, anti-austerity protests threaten to tear the country apart.
Germany’s leading court rejects calls to block the establishment of a permanent fund to support indebted countries.
Major strides are taken to tackle eurozone debt, with plans for a banking union and German approval of a permanent bailout fund to rescue ailing countries.
Glencore confirms it has raised its offer for Swiss mining company Xstrata by 9 per cent, boosting investor hopes that the $36bn all-share offer will go ahead.
Terrified Scottish fisherman battles a seven-foot shark after it chewed through his boat and clamped its teeth around his foot, in scenes reminiscent of the film Jaws.